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G. MAZERGU'E.

FOLDING CRIB.

Patented July 28,1885.

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G. MAZBRGUE.

FOLDING CRIB.

No. 322,947. -Patented July 28, 1885.

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GEORGE MAZERGUE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE BAMBOO AND BRASS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING CRIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,947, dated July 28, 1885.

Application filed January 14, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE MAZERGUE, of the city and county of New'York, in the State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Folding Oribs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cribs for the use of infants and children, which are capable of being so folded as to occupy but little space, whereby they are adapted for use by persons traveling and by families who may desire to fold and put away each day a crib which is used at night.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong crib which may be folded into small compass, which is of light weight and very ornamental, and on which dresses or other garments are not likely to catch and be torn; and the invention consists in a novel construction-and combination of the several parts of the crib, as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a crib embodying my invention and set up for use. Fig. 2 is an elevation, partly in section, of portions of the crib on the plane of the dotted line a 00, Fig. 1, and on a much larger scale,the parts shown being broken away between their points of connection, in order to reduce the height of the figure. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing a portion of one of the legs. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the corner connections employed, whereby I connector joint a side bar, an end bar, and a leg of the crib, as hereinafter particularly described. Fig. 4 is a view, partly in section, of such corner connection. Fig. 5 is a plan of a mattress-support, which may be placed in the bottom of a hammock attached to the frame of the crib, in order to give the bottom of the hammock such a rectangular form as will enable it to properly hold a mattress; and Fig. 6 is a view of the several parts of the crib when folded.

Similar letters of reference designate corre sponding parts in all the figures.

The essential parts of the crib consist of two side bars, A A, crossed legs 13 B, which are pivoted together at their points of crossing, and bars 0, connected with the upper ends of each pair of legs B B and the adjacent ends of the side bars, A A, a longitudinal stretcher, D, extending between the legs of the two pairs at points where they are pivoted together, braces E, connecting the legs B B of each pair below their point of crossing, and diagonal braces F, extending from the braces E upward to the stretcher D.

The parts above mentioned constitute the frame of the crib proper; but if a canopy is designed to be used with the crib, I also employ uprights G,which extend from the points where the legs B B cross upward to and considerably above the end bars, 0, said uprights being also connected with said end bars, and alongitudinal bar or rod, H, supported by said uprights.

All the parts above described are intended generally to consist of round'sticks or pieces, which may be of bamboo, of wood alone, or covered with brass or other thin and ornamental metal, or of metal rods. If made of bamboo the several parts may be left hollow; or they may be plugged or filled at their ends with wood, in order to afford a hold for the screws employed to secure them together.

The legs B of the two pairs extend downward from the ends of the side bar, A, and the legs B extend downward from the ends of the side bar, A. The legs B B of each pair are pivoted together at their point of cross ing by a screw, a, as best shown in Fig. 2. The screw a passes through both legs, and is provided at the outer end with a head, a, whereby it may be turned, and near the inner end with a fixed collar, to, the threaded portion of said screw being beyond said collar. The head and collar constitute shoulders, whereby the screw is held against movement lengthwise. The collar a may consist of a washer soldered or otherwise fixed on the screw after the latter has been inserted through the legs, and the screw serves asa pivot for the legs, and at the same time may be turned freely on the legs, it being incapable of longi- 95 tudinal movement. A loose washer, a may be placed between the legs to prevent their rubbing one on the other. The terminal or metallic end portion, b, of the stretcher D may be secured thereto by a wood screw on roo tering the end of the stretcher, and is provided with a threaded socket, 1), into which the projecting end of the screw a may be screwed, thus securely attaching the ends of the stretcher D to the legs at their point of crossing. When the crib is being set up, the end of the stretcher D is brought against the end of the screw or, and by turning the said screw the legs are connected securely with the stretcher. By turning the screw a in the reverse direction the stretcher D is detached from the legs.

Each brace E is permanently pivoted at one end, 0, to a leg, B, and is detachably secured at the other end to the leg B. Figs. 2 and 2 illustrate a detachable connection for the brace E and leg B, which is very desirable. The brace is provided with a headed pin, 0, and to the leg is secured a plate, a, in which is a key-hole slot, 0. (Shown in Fig. 2*.) The head of the pin 0 is first inserted through the larger part of the slot and is then pushed down into the narrower part thereof. This form of connection is well known, and is not claimed specifically.

Each brace F is provided at one end with a pin, cl, which enters a hole in the brace E, as shown in Fig. 2, while the end of the brace F abuts against the said brace E. At its other end the brace F has a pivotal connection with the stretcher D. This connection is preferably formed by a little link or plate, d, to which both are pivoted, while the end of the brace F is chamfered or beveled, so as to bear on the under side of the stretcher D when in use.

In erecting or setting up the crib the brace E is fixed in place, the pin 01 is then inserted into the hole in the brace E, the end of the stretcher D is then brought opposite the screw (it, and thelatter is turned to securesaid stretcher. In taking down the crib the reverse of this operation is performed.

I designates the corner connections, four of which are employed, and the construction of which is best shownin Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Fach connection consists of a body of metal, which is preferably spherical, having a projection, e, a hollow projection or socket, e, and asecond hollow projection or socket, 12 From the projection 6 there extends a rigid screw, 6 which is inserted tightly in the end of the side bar, A or A, and thus the end of the side bar is rigidly and permanently attached to the connection I.

The upper end of the leg B or B has rigidly secured in it by means of a screw, an end piece or terminal, f, the head of which fits loosely in the socket e, and is secured therein by means ofa cross-pin, J. The hole or eye in the head of the terminal f is made flaring or conical from the center toward opposite sides, and is thus made to fit so loosely on the pin f 2 that it may assume the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4. This provides for the crossing of the legs while the projections e and e of the connection I remain in a horizontal plane. The socket e has at its front an opening or notch, e, which enables the terminal f of the leg to be turned down into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus providing for swinging the leg B or B into aposition parallel with and closely against the side bar, A or A".

Each end of each end bar, 0, has rigidly secured in it by means of a screw, g, an end piece or terminal, g, comprising a stem or projection, 9 which enters the socket or hollow projection e on the connection I, and is provided with a pin or transverse projection, 9 which enters and engages with an L-shaped notch, 0 in said socket, thus forming a bayonet-joint between the end bar, 0, and each corner connection, and providing for the ready detachment of the end bars, G, from the side bars, A and A.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that by turning the end bars, 0, a quarter of a turn and moving them endwise their terminals gf may be securely fastened in the corner connections I or detached from such connections.

When it is desired to use a canopy or musquito-net with the crib, the uprights G should be attached thereto. Each upright has at its lower end a fork, 71, which straddles and rests upon the head a of the screw a, as best shown in Fig. 2, and at the point where it crosses the end bar, 0, the upright has a screw,*i,inserted transversely through it and engaging with a plate or nut, j, on the end bar, as is also shown in Fig. 2. A wearing-plate, i, is secured on the upright G, and the screw 5 passes loosely through said plate and the upright, and is provided at one end with a head or thumb-piece, i and on the opposite side of the upright with a fixed hub or washer, i, which is soldered or otherwise secured to it. The end portion of the screw is threaded, and engages with the nut or screw-threaded plate j on the end bar, 0. When the upright G is to be attached to the end bar, 0, all that is required is to slip the fork h over the screw-head a, and to turn the screw "i to effect its engagement with the nut j; and to detach the upright from said end bar the reverse operation is performed.

The longitudinal stretcher H may be provided with holes which will slip over headed pins or screws k at the upper ends of the uprights G, as shown in Fig. 1, thus providing for the ready removal of the stretcher H from the uprights and its ready attachment thereto.

J designates a netted or open-work hammock, which in this example of my invention is lashed to the side bars, A A, and end bars, 0. Near each corner the hammock J is attached to the bars A A G by little snap-hooks Z, and when the end bars, 0, are detached from the corner connections I and the hooks l are unhooked the netted hammock will give sufficiently to enable the end bars, 0, to assume positions between and parallel with the side bars, A A.

When the crib is to be folded, the hooks Z are unhooked from the bars A A O, the uprights G G and the bar H are taken down,

the end bars, 0, are disconnected from the cornerconnections,I,thelongitudinal stretcher D and its braces F F are removed, the braces E E are detached from the legs B and turned up parallel with the legs B, and then the side bars, A A, may be brought together and the legs turned up into position approximately parallel with them. As shown in Fig. 6, the crib may be folded in a very compact bundle. The corner connections, I, and all the metal fittings employed may be nickel-plated or otherwise finished.

K, Fig. 5, designates a mattress-support, which may be placed in the bottom of the hammock J to preserve its rectangular form. It consists of two thicknesses of material stitched together so as to form longitudinal pockets it having openings at n and crosspockets 0 0 at the ends. Other cross-pockets, 1), may be provided in straps, which are composed of cloth doubled, and which extend across the support K. Into all the pockets n, 0, 0, and p stiffeners consisting of rods of wood or metal may be inserted, in order to preserve the rectangular form of the support. The openings n of the pockets a may be closed by folding over the cross-pocket 0 at that end of the support, as indicated by dotted lines, and the opening at the end of said pocket 0 may then be closed by a tab, 0 which may be secured to a button, 0 The opening into the pocket 0 at the other end of the support may be closed by buttoning the tab 0 over it, and the openings 19 at the ends of the cross-pockets 19 may be closed by buttoning tabs 19 at their ends. The whole forms a very strong and light resting-surface, which will preserve the form of the hammock J when placed therein, and will form a desirable support for a mattress.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination of the crossed legs BB, the screws a, pivoting the legs together and shouldered to prevent their movement lengthwise, the braces E, permanently pivoted at one end to the legs B and detachably connected with the legs B, the longitudinal stretcher D,extending between the points of crossing of the legs, receiving the screw a in its ends, and the braces F, pivoted to said stretcher and extending to the braces E, substantially as herein described.

'2. The combination of the side bars, A A, the crossed legs B B, permanently connected with said side bars, the braces E E, each pivoted at one end to a leg, B, and detachably engaged at the other end with a leg, B, the stretcher D, and the braces F F, each pivoted at one end to the stretcher D and detachably engaged at the other end with a brace, E, substantially as herein described.

3. The combination of the side bars, A A,

the crossed and pivoted legs B B, the detachable end bars, '0, the stretcher D, the braces E E, and the braces F F, all substantially as herein described. 4. The combination of the side bars, A A, the crossed legs B B, and pivotal screws a, they end bars, 0, the stretcher D, extending between the points of crossing of the legs, the braces E E, each pivoted at one end to a leg, B, and detachably engaged at the other end with a leg, B, the braces F F, each pivoted at one end to the stretcher D and detachably engaged at the other end with a brace, E, the uprights G, connected at their lower ends with the screws (1., and also connected with the end bars, 0 O, and the bar H, connecting said uprights, substantially as herein described. I

5. The combination of the side bars, A A, the crossed legs B B, and their pivotal screws a, the detachable end bars, 0, the stretcher D, extending between the points of crossing of the legs, the braces E E, each pivoted at one end to a leg, B, and detachably engaged at the other end with a leg, B, the braces F F, each pivoted at one end to the stretcher D and detachably engaged at the other end with a brace, E, and the uprights G, provided with the forks h and the screws 2', whereby the said uprights are detachably secured to the detachable end bars, 0, substantially as herein described.

6. The combination,with a side bar, A, and

a leg, B, of the corner connection, I, having a projection, e, provided with a rigid screw, 6 a socket, 6, provided with'a cross-pin, f, and a notch or opening, 6*, at its front side, and the leg terminal f through which the crosspin f passes, and which is made conical or daring to receive said pin, substantially as herein described.

. 7. The combination, with a side bar, A, and a leg, B, of the corner connection, I,with which the side bar is rigidly connected and with which the leg is pivotally connected, and the end bar, 0, detachably secured to said connection by a bayonetlock, substantially as herein described.

8. The combination, with the connection I, having the projection e and rigid screw 6", the socket e, notched at e, and the socket 6 provided with the L-shaped slot 6*", of the side bar, A, with which the screw 6 is engaged, the leg B and leg terminal f and pin f whereby said leg terminal is loosely pivoted in the socket e, and the end bar, 0, and its terminal g g f, engaging with the socket c and its slot 0 substantially as herein described.

G. MAZERGUE.

WVitnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, MAT PoLLooK. 

